Feasibility and Diagnostic Yield of Left Atrial Appendage Imaging in Comprehensive CT Stroke Protocols
Background/Objectives: Cardioembolic sources account for a substantial minority of ischemic strokes, and in non-valvular atrial fibrillation nearly all left atrial thrombi form in the left atrial appendage (LAA). We asked whether extending a standard CT stroke protocol caudally to cover the LAA would add diagnostic yie...